[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 125 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H10384-H10385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       5086. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 
     Framekwork Adjustment 15 [Docket No. 960830238-6238-01; I.D. 
     082096B], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       5087. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Corn Cyst Nematode [APHIS Docket No. 
     96-001-2] received September 11, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5088. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Fruits and Vegetables 
     [APHIS Docket No. 95-068-2] received September 11, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5089. A letter from the Director, Test, Systems Engineering 
     & Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     notifying Congress of the intent to obligate funds for fiscal 
     year 1997 Foreign Comparative Testing [FCT] Program, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the Committee on National Security.
       5090. A letter from the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     transmitting notification that certain major defense 
     acquisition programs have breached the unit cost by more than 
     15 percent, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       5091. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on tied aid credits, pursuant to Public Law 99-472, 
     section 19 (100 Stat. 1207); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5092. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary 
     of Defense, transmitting the Office's final rule--Provision 
     of Early Intervention and Special Education Services to 
     Eligible DoD Dependents in Overseas Areas [DoD Instruction 
     1342.12] received September 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       5093. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Washington; 
     Revision to the State Implementation Plan Vehicle Inspection 
     and Maintenance Program [FRL-5608-7] received September 11, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5094. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--South Dakota; Final 
     Determination of Adequacy of State's Municipal Solid Waste 
     Permit Program over Non-Indian Lands for the Former Lands of 
     the Yankton Sioux, Lake Traverse (Sisseton-Wahpeton) and 
     Parts of the Rosebud Indian Reservation [FRL-5550-7] received 
     September 11, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5095. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Colombia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 96-71), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5096. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-76), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5097. A letter from the Commander, Air Force Services 
     Agency, transmitting the annual report for the Air Force 
     nonappropriated fund retirement plan for the plan year ending 
     September 30, 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5098. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the budget request for the 
     Office of Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board, for 
     fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5099. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and

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     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Closures from the 
     Oregon-California Border to Humboldt South Jetty, CA, and 
     from the U.S.-Canadian Border to Leadbetter Point, WA [Docket 
     No. 960126016-6121-04; I.D. 090396B] received September 12, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5100. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock by Vessels Using 
     Nonpelagic Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island 
     Area [Docket No. 960129019-6019-01; I.D. 090696F] received 
     September 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5101. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery; Closure 
     in Registration Area H [Docket No. 960502124-6190-02; I.D. 
     082796E] received September 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5102. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining, 
     transmitting the Office's final rule--Alaska Regulatory 
     Program [AK-004-FOR; Alaska Amendment IV] received September 
     12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       5103. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil works), Department of the Army, transmitting a report 
     recommending authorization of a deep-draft navigation project 
     at Port Fourchon, Lafourche Parish, LA; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5104. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Removal of 28 CFR Part 25--Recommendations to the 
     President on Civil Aeronautics Board Decisions [AG Order No. 
     2002-95] (RIN: 1105-AA41) received September 11, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5105. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, First-out Inventories (Revenue Ruling 96-22) received 
     September 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5106. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Combination of Combined Taxable Income Under the Profit Split 
     Method When the Possession Product is a Component Product or 
     an End-Product Form for Purposes of the Possessions Credit 
     Under Section 936 (RIN: 1545-AR18) received September 12, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5107. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Excise Taxes on Excess Benefit Transactions Engaged in by 
     Certain Tax-Exempt Organizations (Notice 96-46) received 
     September 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5108. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Private Inurement Expressly Prohibited for Section 501(c)(4) 
     Organizations (Notice 96-47) received September 12, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5109. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax-
     Exempt Organization Information Returns--Requirement to 
     Provide Copies to the Public and Increases in Certain 
     Penalties (Notice 96-48) received September 12, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5110. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Railroad Retirement Act to conform the statute of 
     limitations with respect to the creditability of compensation 
     under that act to the statute of limitations with respect to 
     the payment of taxes under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5111. A letter from the Chair of the Board, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of issuance of final 
     regulations for publication in the Congressional Record, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-1, section 304(d)(1) (109 Stat. 
     30); jointly, to the Committees on House Oversight and 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.

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